depen
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From the merger of Old English dēopian and dīepan, from Proto-West Germanic *deupōn and *daupijan, respectively. Equivalent to depe + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
depen
- To submerge or place in water or another liquid.
- To submerge or place in water in order to colour an object; to tint.
- (rare) To engage oneself in a narrative.
- (rare) To christen by submersion.
- (rare) To make deep by digging.
- (rare) To enter into a depth.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of depen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “dẹ̄pen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-30.